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Locator Map of Events
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Performance Times
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Children's Festival times and events
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CALL TO ARTISTS!
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First Night® Dover

P.O. Box 1836
Dover, DE 19903
Phone: 302-741-8228
Fax: 302-734-8824
E-mail: firstnightdover@comcast.net

 

First Night® 2010 Performers

  • Ambush Theatre

  • Dr. Billy Curtis presents an Evening with Billy & Elton: Comedy, Rock and Pop

  • The Dahlia Flute Duo with Guest Pianist, Joshua Horch: Classical Jazz

  • Donegal X-Press — Irish-American Roots Rock

  • écarté dance theatre — Modern & Contemporary Ballet

  • Mark DeRose Band — Rock/Pop

  • Mr. Fishe — Master of Manipulative Mayhem

  • First State Harmonizers — Barbershop Chorus

  • First State Strings — String Ensembles

  • Gypsy Nomads — Music

  • Rhonda Hitchens — Country/Gospel

  • Joe Holiday — Magician/Illusionist

  • Huck — Folk, Rock and Blues

  • Mark Jaster  — Comedy Theatre

  • Mary Kay Mann and John Lionarons — Music

  • Mario Rocco — Variety Show

  • Matt Santry — Music

  • Stephen and Other Dummies — Comedy

  • Dick Stohr...that yoyo guy — Yo-Yos, Spin Tops & More!

  • The Max Vanderbeek Jazz Group — Jazz

  • Video Comedy Presentation! — Presented by Dave Olsher; IVC  (Internet Video Connoisseur)

  • Mike Storck — Comedy

  • Yang Xiao Di  — Chinese Circus Artist

Hands-on Activities

  • An Activity Fit for a Prince or Princess — Annual crown decorating activity

  • Amazing Face Painting by Jewellzee

  • Basket Making with the Delaware Basket Makers Association

  • “Clean Energy, Clean Future… 2010 New Year’s Resolution”

  •  Corn Hole Game

  • Lantern Project — Decorate your own special luminary lantern

  • Digital Photo and Creative Frame - Dover Art League

  • Fortunes Told in Numbers — St. Anne’s Episcopal School Project

  • Free Party Favors — The City of Dover’s Downtown Dover Partnership

  • Mother Goose of Read Aloud Delaware

  • Button Bean Bag Toss

  • Candy Land Walk

  • Face in the Painting

  • Foosball Table

  • Crafts -- Kent County 4-H Clubs

  • Magnetic Poetry Board

  • Bayhealth Teddy Bear Clinic

  • Wish Chairs

Other Activities

  • Arts ConnectEd

  • Carriage rides  

  • Celebration of Creativity — Biggs Museum

  • Free Tarot or Norse Runes Readings — Bell, Book & Candle

  • Lantern Tours — The Green

  • Shipbuilding in the First State

  • Bubble Wrap Dance

  • DASEF bring you Lunar Trek

  • Looking Through to the New Year! With the Little School at Kids Cottage — Giant Stained Glass Windows
 

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